Open Source Wireless Sync for iPhone 2.0 Firmware debuted by Funambol

Open Source Wireless Sync for iPhone 2.0 Firmware debuted by Funambol. Funambol, the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, announced it has enhanced its native open source wireless sync app for iPhone 2.0. The application uses the new iPhone 2.0 SDK and enables users to wirelessly sync PIM data with a wide variety of consumer and enterprise email systems and clients. The free open source software will be available when iPhone 2.0 ships and the App Store opens, scheduled for July.

iPhone users will be able to access the sync software via the free myFUNAMBOL portal. In contrast to MobileMe announced yesterday, myFUNAMBOL provides free syncing of PIM data and mobile email for mass market users. When the new Funambol iPhone open source software ships in July, it will initially sync contacts, followed by a version that also syncs calendars and notes.

Funambol had previously introduced the world's first native open source sync app for original iPhones. The new Funambol iPhone 2.0 sync app takes advantage of the new iPhone 2.0 SDK. It follows the company's recent introduction of its new BlackBerry open source software for push email and wireless PIM sync.

New versions provide support for Windows Mobile, Java ME, BlackBerry, iPhone and Android, with more in the offing. Details on the new Funambol iPhone 2.0 wireless sync will be available on the official website in July.

More information for iPhone users is available from Funambol's website.